Benin vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

Benin Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$728
$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$971
🏠 One person rent
$293
$120
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$230
💸 GDP per capita
$1303
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
6.77
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3%
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
22
30
🏙️ Population
11.2M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Benin ($728) is 95% more expensive than in Nepal ($374). Benin ranked 125th vs 195th for Nepal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Benin compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 169th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Benin vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Benin and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Benin Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$134
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$84.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8620
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$739
$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$2.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$73.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6285
$2801

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In Benin

City Cost of living Population
Cotonou
$764
679K
Porto-Novo
$671
264K
Abomey
$650
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$651
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In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$443
846K
Lalitpur
$403
513K
Pokhara
$343
600K
Biratnagar
$330
243K
Bheemdatta
$340
105K
Birgunj
$290
268K
Hetauda
$328
84.7K
Damak
$261
75.1K
Janakpur
$336
97.8K
Dhangadhi
$342
102K